diff --git a/mercurial/localrepo.py b/mercurial/localrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/localrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/localrepo.py
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@
     # Map of requirements to list of extensions to load automatically when
     # requirement is present.
     autoextensions = {
+        b'git': [b'git'],
         b'largefiles': [b'largefiles'],
         b'lfs': [b'lfs'],
     }